PUBLISHED BV J. B. RUSSELL, AT NO. .02 iNOIlTH MARKET STREET, (at the Agkicultukal Warkhouse.)— T. G. FESSENDE.N EDJTOR 



vol.. X. 



BOSTOIV, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1831. 



NO. 9. 



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FOR THE .N-EW ENGLAND FARMEH. 



Mr Fkssf.ndf.n — Since my views iipontlie sub- 

 ject of' /'./cnifrs a;irf i^armces' Daughters' Jippeiirlo 

 have iiet'ii in smnu ilc ^tci; niisajipreliendrd, ii may 

 not l)e iiiin^asonalili; to ask for the oppnriiiiiiiy to 

 say n very (cw words bv way of exi)lanation. 



My general object was to show that the debts 

 wliich eniliurrass our farmers, conld not arise from 

 llio fact that theird'injfliters were un will in;; to go out 

 to service, since that circumstance, however it may 

 operate, would be inadequate to tlie effect wiiicli 

 it was supposed to prodii 



Ibat their troubles are to find an adecpiate remedy would be of great cost, and it will crack by the 

 io ourgeneratioji.^ And let me assure those who heat of the sun, ev«i in the climate of old Eo"-- 



hmd ; on Hint account when used there for the cov- 

 ing of buildings, it is always in cast sheets and 

 not rolled. , 



With much esteem, yours. J. M. G. 

 H'esloii, Seplemher 6, 1S31. 



stand in need of' help' that thoMutve uotliin 

 fear. The iron hami of ueces^|^as lost none of| 

 its rigor. Scores and hundreds of treiriblinjr vic- 

 tims are strugglinir to elude its grasp, and struggling 

 in vain. But I ask any father who loves his chil- 

 dren, whether he conld willingly expose a daughter 

 to sricli a hazard of moral and of physical pollution, ' 

 and whether it should be stigmatized as uubeconi- { 

 pride in an American citizen, to say that 



FOR THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Ma Editor — I have 



It having been conceded that my opinion on this ble, more soul-harrowing, than a thousand deaths. 

 point might be correct, I did not feel it a duty to I am persuaded that yon would not recommend 

 trouble you with any remarks in answer to your such service to Farmers' Daughters, and it was 

 correspondent 'Oliver' and Iconld not now over- against this kind only that my "observations were 

 come my reluctance to say anything fmtlier, had I inieiided to be directed. It is a service that I re- 



1 piece of land on my 

 would sooner follow his daughter to the grave than !'''"'"' "'li'''' is naturally ricli and loamy, but lias 

 jxpose her to an unworthy and cruel degradation, '^^'"' somewhat exhausted for lliree or four years 



past by former owners, %'ho have raised several 

 crops without iimch mai'iuie.'. The crop this year 

 is tolerably good. Now, Mr Editor, I wish to 



wliere her strength of mind, or of body might be 

 insufficient to protect her from a fate more deplora- 



iiot discovered that you also had undeislood froi 

 my remarks more than I intended to couvey. 



I would not by any means he understood as ob- 

 jecting to a practice quite pievalent in many parts 

 of the country, where one family has a rlispiopor- 

 tioiiate nnmlier of males and auoilier of females, 

 which requires an interchange of labor, oi- where 

 female help is required under any other circum- 

 stances, by brethren or neighbors, and tlie indiviil- 

 uals employed to render the required assistance are 

 placed upon the footing of equals. Service lunder- 

 ed in this way, and which those to whom it^^is 

 rendered would be willing tinder a change of cir- 

 cumsiances to reciprocate in kind, is quite com- 

 raon throtighont the country, and it was far from 

 my intention to advance any objection against it 

 when assuming this character. 



The simaiion of kitchen girls in the city is in most 

 cases very diffei-ent, and although many excellent 

 females are found in this capacity, who both deservs 

 and receive all the kindness and attention whicli 

 can be rendered to them under such circumstaiice.-i, 

 this is far from proving that the euiploymcnt is 



quire of no one, and a service that I trust a merci- 



fid Heaven may never require from any of mine. 



A Parmer. 



FOR THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



PERMANENT COVERING FOR HOUSES. 

 Mr PESSENDEiN^Sir, I noticed lately in the 

 New England Farmer an inquiry from your cor- 

 respondent B. A. of Mendon, for some mode of 

 covering buildings more lasting than' shingles ; I 

 would offer to his consideration the article ol' tiles, 

 which can he manufactured wherever there is clay 

 suitable for the purpose ; they do not require to be 

 nailed, and are quickly laid (ui, the cost therefore 

 would not exceed that of shingles, and if well 

 burnt and not porous, they will never decny. It is 

 a matter of surprise that such an excellent cover- 

 ing should never have been introduced yet among 

 us; shingles are a great tax upon the comuiiinity, 

 from the shortness of their duration and tlieii- apti- 

 tude to catch fire. 



learn of you or some of your correspondents, (who 

 have had more experience fhan myself) whether 

 the soil will probably produce a good crop of the 

 IVhiteBenn, vjilhoutadditioiial inanHre, as circum- 

 stances will not permit the purchase of slock suffi- 

 cient for that purpose till a period too late. Two 

 or three persons, who have given their opinions on 

 this subject, suppose that the soil i3,»lr.:ady so rich 

 as to lender their growth too luxuriant,- so that a 

 crop cannot be produced. I find that it is a very 

 general opinion iii this section of the c<^ntiy, 

 (New York State) that no soil will answer for the 

 White Bean but that which is very poor. Informa- 

 tion on this subject will greatly oblige 



An IsqoiRF.R. 

 TVtstchesler Co., JY. Y. Sept. 1, ISST! 



Remarks hi/ the £-/iVor.— The following direc- 

 tions f.Ftlut-ailUiie of the common field bean are 

 from the Farmer's Guide, and we believe are cor- 

 rect. They require dry land that has been tilled 

 tinth care so as to destroy weeds ; and of such fer- 

 tility as would produce a moderate crop of Indian 

 corn. Poor sandy soils, or gravelly loam, will pro- 

 duce them, provided the beans are wet and rolled 

 in plaister before planting. They can be planted 

 in hills or drills, the rows two and a half or three 

 feet apart, according to the strength of the soil, 

 and ploughed and hoed like other hocii crops. 

 The time of planting is the same as Indian corn. 



OK THE NEW 



I am infiirmeil that at New Orleans rather than 

 desirable. Educated as our daughters are, witli use shingles, they import tiles from France. Wish- 

 perhaps a few inconsiderable exceptions, they enter i ing to have a few tiles to offer occasionally for 

 mion this service with extreme reluctance, and feid 1 distribution, I imported about two years ago a small 

 that it is a degradation. Teach individuals from j quantity of them from Havre, and if B. A. wishes 

 any class in society that they have a character to to try to get some manufactured in his neighbor- 

 lose, that they are esteemed and respected by those hood, I should be happy to furnish him with a 

 abouttheni, and these ctmsiderations alone will en- sample of them. At Havre the price of tiles is 

 courage the best efforts to deserve and to sustain a thirty francs per thousand, delivered on board, 

 good name ; hut treat any one of us with indignity, which is about five dollars of our money. Their 

 take away that seif-respecl, that independent spirit dimensions are about 10 J by 6i inches, and all 

 wliich sustains us when moving amongst our that is needful in laying them, is to do it in such 

 equals and breilireii, and the best support of hu- , a manner as to cover the joints. One thousand 

 man frailty is gone. i tiles, therefore, will cover more square feet than 



I cannot s.iy what proportion, but assuredly a one thousand shingles: the tiles reipiire only iiar- 

 raelanchnly one, of tenderly reared females who are row slats, nailed on the rafters, for them to rest 

 reduceil to servile employments for subsistence, on ; the roof need not be boarded. When we take 

 become humbled antl broken spirited, — are too into consideration the continued expense of shing- 

 ifrequently expo.sed not only to the insupportable ling, and the premature decay of buildings occa- 

 linsolence of a proud and unfeeling matron, hut to sioned by the leaky state of roofs, we shall readily 

 ithe base attempts of inconsiderate young men, — appreciate what great benefit the g'eneral use of 

 yes, and I blush for human nature, when I add, — of tiles would be ; and among the good wishes wiiich 

 old men too. . 'could be offered to our brother farmers, there are 



Now I am not so Quixotic as to ' make fight' iu few which would contribute more to their advan- , 

 behalf ofdistressed damsels, being unhappily desti- tage and comfort than a tight roof, safe against tion of the butter brought to market particularly 

 tute of sword, helmet, or Rozinante, uor do I believe fire, and safe against decay. Rolled sheet lead | for exportation, it is presumed, is taken in by tra- 



PACKING OF BUTTER. 

 The defective manner in which butter i^ often 

 packed in this coiintiy is generally observed, and 

 is frequently the occasion of groat loss, alike to 

 the rtiamifactnrer, the vender, and the shipper. It 

 often happens tint this artiile is brought to mar- 

 ket in firkms made of green staves full of sap, and 

 pine bends ; the consequence is, that the pickle is 

 sure to leak out, and the bniter, impregnated with 

 the taste of the pine, becomes impalatahle, and 

 the shrinking of the staves freely admits the air, 

 and soon renders liie butter rancid. In Ireland 

 where staves to make the packages cost more than 

 double the price they would here, the kegs to put 

 butler in are made of thorougi ly seasoned white 

 oak, entirely clear of sap ; should the same atten- 

 tion be paid here, the value and consequent profit 

 would be greatly enhanced. The greatest proper- 



